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Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series Whiteout, Queen & Country, Stumptown and Lazarus, as well as lengthy runs on such titles as Detective Comics, Wonder Woman and Gotham Central for DC Comics, and Elektra, Wolverine and The Punisher for Marvel Comics. He has written a substantial amount of supplemental material for a number of DC Comics' line-wide and inter-title crossovers, including "", "Infinite Crisis" and "".
Rucka made his debut as a screenwriter with the screenplay for the 2020 film The Old Guard, based on his comic book series of the same name.
Before becoming a professional fiction writer he worked in a number of other occupations, including house painting, restaurant work, emergency medical technician, security guard, technical writer, and fight choreographer.
In 1998, Rucka entered the comics industry with Whiteout, published through Oni Press. Whiteout focuses on a murder in an Antarctica base. It was followed by a sequel, .
The majority of Rucka's work throughout the 2000s was for DC Comics, where he was involved with their main trinity of characters: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Rucka wrote Batman on a regular basis in the Detective Comics series following the events of "No Man's Land'".
From 2002 to 2004, he did some work for Marvel, including the start of the third volume of Wolverine,
He co-wrote Countdown to Infinite Crisis, a one-shot and the official start of the Infinite Crisis storyline, with Geoff Johns and Judd Winick.Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 319: "The prequel to Infinite Crisis was a collection of short stories...which were written by Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, and Judd Winick." Rucka's work on both Wonder Woman and Gotham Central ended in 2006. Although he was not involved in the main storyline of Infinite Crisis, he did write The OMAC Project which built towards the event, focusing on Batman's distrust of other superheroes. This led to the revival of Checkmate, a UN authority that oversaw superheroes including Sasha Bordeaux, an integral character of The OMAC Project. He was a co-writer on the weekly series 52, which he co-wrote with Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, and Mark Waid.Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 325: "The title was masterminded by writers Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid, with Keith Giffen providing art breakdowns." This series chronicled in real-time the year following Infinite Crisis, and saw Rucka focus on Renee Montoya of Gotham CentralManning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 292 and the creation of the new Batwoman, Kate Kane.Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 287 Rucka returned to the Batwoman character frequently over the years in a 52 sequel The Crime Bible and before returning to the character in Detective Comics with artist J. H. Williams III, as well as reviving Renee Montoya in the book's second feature with artist Cully Hamner.Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 305: "Batman's flagship title had a new boss - Batwoman. Taking over as the title's protagonist...thanks to her longtime writer Greg Rucka and artist J. H. Williams III."
Rucka wrote the screenplay for the "" segment in the direct-to-DVD anime , in which Crispus Allen, a character he created, appears. In 2009, Rucka and artist Eddy Barrows took over Action Comics as the title moved its focus from Superman to Kryptonian heroes Nightwing and Flamebird in the aftermath of the "" story arc. As well as writing Action Comics, Rucka co-wrote the main New Krypton 12 part series with Superman writer James Robinson.
At Wondercon 2010 Rucka announced he would part ways with DC Comics to focus on his own projects, in part because of DC's failure to keep him on as writer of as promised. Rucka then wrote The Punisher for Marvel Comics.
On July 11, 2011, Rucka launched the webcomic Lady Sabre and the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether, a steampunk adventure series illustrated by Rick Burchett. New installments appear every Monday and Thursday. In May 2013, Rucka launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the publication of a print edition of Lady Sabre, and achieved their initial funding goal of $27,500 within eight hours.
He wrote the creator-owned series, Black Magick, which was drawn by Nicola Scott and published by Image Comics. The Rucka/Scott creative team produced a new Wonder Woman series for DC Comics in June 2016 as part of the DC Rebirth relaunch. Archive requires scrolldown. Rucka concluded his run on Wonder Woman as of issue #25.
In 2017, Rucka wrote the creator-owned series The Old Guard, which was drawn by Leandro Fernandez, colored by Daniela Miwa and published by Image Comics. In March 2017, Skydance Media picked up the rights to adapt the comic into a film with the same name. Rucka wrote the film's script. The film was released on Netflix in July 2020.
In July 2019, Rucka began writing the Lois Lane 12-issue limited series with artist Mike Perkins. In December 2019, Rucka began writing a second volume of The Old Guard called The Old Guard: Force Multiplied.
In August 2023 Netflix released Heart of Stone, an action-thriller starring Gal Gadot whose story was conceived by Rucka, and whose script was written by Rucka and Allison Schroeder.
Rucka is one of several professional comic artists whose names were used for characters in an episode of the ninth season of the BBC police drama New Tricks.
Rucka names The Conversation, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Silence of the Lambs as his favorite films. He enjoys the music of Dexter Gordon, Lester Bowie, Joe Jackson, Warren Zevon, and Melissa Ferrick. His other hobbies include role-playing games, computer games, playing the guitar and collecting action figures.
Career
Rucka's writing career began with the Atticus Kodiak series. Kodiak is a bodyguard whose jobs are rarely as uncomplicated as they at first appear. The series to date consists of Keeper, Finder, Smoker, Shooting at Midnight, Critical Space, Patriot Acts, and Walking Dead. These works garnered Rucka much critical acclaim and comparisons to the elite writers of crime/suspense fiction. The "Atticus" novels are notable for their realism and attention to detail, which is partly a product of Rucka's fight training and experience as an EMT. He has written six non-Atticus books: Fistful of Rain, Alpha, Bravo, A Gentleman's Game, Private Wars, and The Last Run; the latter three are tie-ins to his comic book series Queen & Country. Spies Like Us: Greg Rucka Interview, Comic Book Resources, March 28, 2001
(2026). 9781465424563, Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9781465424563 He wrote the novelization of the year-long arc. While writing Detective Comics, he created a number of background characters that led to the co-creation of Gotham Central with co-writer Ed Brubaker. (2026). 9780756667429, Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9780756667429 His Batman work includes such story arcs as "Bruce Wayne: Murderer?"Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 262 and "".Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 263 as well as the Batman: Death and the Maidens limited series.Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 269: "Writer Greg Rucka and artist Klaus Janson created this series that delved into the family tree of Ra's." From October 2003 to April 2006 he wrote Wonder Woman after having previously written the character in the original graphic novel.
(2026). 9780756641238, Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9780756641238 Elektra and the mini-series Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra. He has worked for Image Comics. The first volume of his series Queen & Country concluded in July 2007 with issue #32.
Appearances in media
Rucka was featured as a character in the comic book mini-series , where he accidentally killed comics gossip columnist Rich Johnston while attempting to kill Joe Quesada over his perceived role in the cancellation of Gotham Central.
Personal life
Rucka, his wife, author Jen Van Meter, and their two children, lived in Eugene, Oregon, and live in Portland, Oregon.
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